Seventy-two percent of bids lose. Work down the funnel: SCA, DFC, SRP, FE CTF, PSDS, charitable routes, then rebid with a strengthened evidence pack.
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What funding routes remain after a CIF rejection?
Can a rejected bid be resubmitted next round?
When is SCA / DFC the realistic alternative?
When is SRP nomination available?
Are there charitable / lottery routes?
Seventy-two percent of bids lose. The alternative routes are not consolation prizes. Work down the funnel: SCA, DFC, SRP, FE CTF, PSDS, charitable routes.
A rejected bid can be resubmitted next round. The feedback letter from ESFA gives a coarse-grain signal on the weak score; that signal is the basis for the resubmission strengthening.